Officers found a 6-year-old girl and a 3-year-old girl wearing coats inside the vehicle. Police said the temperature was approximately 16 degrees; the girls were placed in their police cars so they could warm up.

Police found the mother after an announcement was made in a department store in the mall. Coleman told police she had been in the store for 10 minutes looking for her wallet.

Police learned later, though, that the mother had actually been in a department store for more than 90 minutes getting her makeup done. Officers found her wallet inside her purse.